Grain shocker



spg.- 20, 1927.

C. R. RANEY GRAIN snocxmi,

Filed Nov; 29. 1920 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 c R. RANEY GRAIN SHOCKER Filed Nov.29; 1920 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Inzvnfior.

Patented Sept. 20, 1927.;

ITED FFICE.

CLEMMA R. RANEY. orcrrrcneo, rritritols, assreuoa To INTER ATIONAL HAR-VES'TERV COMPANY, AYCORPORATION or NEW JERSEY.

GRAIN SHOGKER.

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Under certai-n'conditions it has been found an advantagefin factadvisablein most conditions in setting stableshocks to have theupper ortop sheaves of the shockextend beyond the plane of the base of theshock.

.My invention has forits object to position the sheaves in the shockerreceptacle in an improved manner.

A further object is to provide aconstruc tion by means ofawh'ich certainof the sheaves areshifted .Withrespect to the other sheaves in thereceptacle."

A further object is to provide a mechanism' Which Will shift the sheavesin the recepmeie'in proportion to their length.

A further object is to produce a shock the plane of the base of theshockin a mannerto set a firm shock inthe field. v

I attain these and otherobjects by pro.- viding' an improved sheafpositioning means 4 cooperating 71th the sheafdelivery member of theshocker, v whereby the upper or top sheaves are moved r'earwardlywithirespectshocker equipped with my improved device.

i Fig. 2 is a front elevational vievv of the same taken along line 2 2of F ig; 1, and .Fig. 3 is'a' detail view taken on theknotter side ofthe shocker along. line 33 of Fig. 2. In the construction; I haveillustrated a shocker of the standard type, comprising a mainframe 9mounted on carrying wheels 10, having va sheaf delivery member or] fork11 pivotally mounted thereon at 12 and operated through a power shaft 13from any suitable sourceof power, the rotation of this power shaft 13being transmitted to the sheaf delivery member 11 through the cranks 1aand 15 and a resilient'pitman connection 16 in such a manner that, asthe shaft 12.-is

y invention relates to shocking maj with the upper sheavesextendingbeyond- 7 Application filed liovember 29, Serial lie-427,006;

rotated the meinberll is moved altei nately back and forth from thedotted line position to full line positi on shovvn in Fig. 1, to re-1231,1953 of June 26, 1917), suitable trip ping mechanism 18 is providedto control p the connection of the shocker binding needle 19 to thjelpoyver shaft 13. I

cam 20 is fixed to a bracket carried by the frame anda member 21 iskeyed to and rocks With the shaft 12 adjacent the cam' Where it maycooperate With the cam tocontrol a clutch, through the mechanism 22 and,18 for driving the needle. For a detailed description of this mechanismsee my prior Patent No. 1,231,195 issued June 26, 1917. Also as isprovided in the standard construction, the tWo-to-one gearing 23 and 2 1I is driven. from the power shaft v13and con nected through a link 25 toa vertically dis posed shaft 26 Which has ahorizontally disposed crank27 formed integrally therewith for oscillating the bail 28 Whichlaterally defiectsthe fork ll'bymeans of the guide rollers positioned onthe opposite sides of the bail. The forkll, in the course of deliveringsheaves .to the receptacle is defiectedialternately from the full. lineposition to the dotted line position shovvn in Fig 2, and in the mannerdescribed and claimed in my U. S. Letters Patent #1242112 October 2,1917. 4 y

The shock supporting frame comprises the usual'U frame .member 3O fixedto the main frame .9 and in turn. supportsa transversely disposed bar81; bar 31 isfired to a brace 32. which supports a channel bracket 33 onwhich the carrying Wheel is mounted. The stubbleward end of the bar. 31isconn'ected through aibearing Thegrassward end ofthe bracket 34to a.rearwardly extending side i frame member 35, to which is attached abrace 36 for supporting the channel bracket 37 for the shocker carryingWheel. An addieach steel; comprises a pair of oscillating sheal shittingmembers l2 and 118 disposed on the opposite sides of the shockerreceptacle preferably made of sheet steel, hired by means of rivets llto the flattened and hiterally curved ends lb of the substantiallyvertically disposed shatts l6 and 4:7. The shafts l6 and l? have al'iorizconta-lly disposed portion l8, pivotally mounted in the bearingbrackets -19 and 50 lixed to the main ilrame l). Formed integrally withthe horizontal port-ion 4:8 or fastened thereto in any well knoivnmanner is a depending crank 5i which has pivotally connected at its freeend a connecting rod The rod 52 is provided with a raised portion 53adapted to form a stop tor a swiveling member Ill which is free to slideon the rod but is normally held against the stop 53 by a. compressionspring 55 held in position by a Washer and nut- -.l-G. liy thisconstruction a resilient pitman is formed between the poweactuatingmeans and the oscillating members.

The swiveling member 54-. has a laterally projecting stud 56 whichpivotally connected to the lower end ot a lever 57. The lever 57 pivotedat 58 to a rearwardly extending; member l'ixed to the main lr'ame 9fPivotally connected to the upper end ol the lever a connecting linl:(50, the r a r end of which is connected to a stud 61 which forms thepivot for the pitman 1(5 and crank 14-.

From the above description it will be noted that as the torl; deliverymember 11 is oscillated back and forth in the normal operation ofdelivering sheaves from the harvester lo the receptacle ol the shocker,that the power is derived from the shalt l8, and through the eranl; llthe lever 57 will be swung counter-cloclrivise from full line positionto dotted hne position) and thus through the pitman 52 and crank 51, theshoal? shitting; members -12 and lb assume the dotted line positionshown in Fig. 1, shitting the top sheaves rearwardly in amanncr tocomplete a compact shock capable of standing in the field.

From this construction it will here be note l that, the top sheaves ofthe shock or those which are engaged by the sheaf shitting members a2and l?) in their normal operation are shifted rearn'ardly in accordancewith their length; that is, when the gra in or the sheaves Which formthe upper pa rt of the shock are long the heads of these sheaves extendforwardly in the receptacle. These forwardly extendin sheaves areengaged by the sheaf shitting members and are shitted rearwa 'dly bythese members accordingly. In other Words, when the sheaves arerelatively long their heads extend forwardly in the receptacle and byreason of this they are shifted rearwardly substantially the entiren'iovcment ot the sheaf shitting members 42 and 433; that is, from fullline position to dotted line position shown in Fig. l and when thesesheaves are relatively shorh they occupy a position to the rear ol thereceptacle in which their heads are out ol reach ol. the sheaf shittingmembers l2 and all}, and are thereilore not shifted by these members. Itis therefore umlerstood that the d' tance the sheaves are shifted by thesheet shitting; member is de termined or controlled by the length of thegrain.

Additional means a re provided for ing the shoe l shitting members l2and 4:3 in a manner to contine the heads of top sheaves in the path ofmovement ot the shitting members. This means comprises a plurality o'lshields :)ositioned on the opposite sides of the receptacle. Atrapezoidal shaped shield a2 is disposed in a vertical position with itsend secured by means of bolts (ii-3 to the rearwardly extending :liramemember 35) and braced at its upper end by the diam nally disposed brace(ll: lined to the brace member 536. liornard ot the shield (52 is atriangular shield (35 fastened by means of bolts (it) to a verticalextending bar (37 lixed to the side frame member 35. The shields 2 and(35 are reinforced and strengthened by having their edges (32 and llorcspectively bent at right angles. The arrange ment of these shieldsallows a diagonal opening; between the shields (32 and or) and permitsthe needle brace ll) to pass therethrough in the normal o iicration ofbinding the shock.

The grassward side ol. the shocker is provided with a verticallydisposed rectangular shield (ltl secured a1 its lower end to the framemember 38 and at its upper end by a diagonal brace (35). From the aboveconstructitnl it will he noted that the heads ol? the top sheaves willbe conlincd within the shields (l2, (l5 and (38 so as to be in the pathol movement oil? the shoal shitting mechanism when the same is actuatedto move the top SllltlYtS of each shock. rearwardly.

In the operation of the above described device it will be noted that thesheaf shittingr mechanism cooperates with and is controlled by the sheafdelivery member in such a manner that as the sheet delivery member ll isreturned to normal shea'l receiving position, the sheal shi'lftii'igmechanism is oscillated rearivarclly and as the sheaf delivery memberactuated to deliver a shoal into the receptablc 17, the sheart shittingmechanism is oscillated ilt'orn'ardly. This oporation is continued untilthe number of sheaves in the receptacle has reached a heightsi'illicient to be Within the path of movement of the sheat shittingmembers 42 and l at which time and upon ill a return of the sheafdelivery member 11, these memllll bers 42 and 43 engage the heads of theups per-sheaves of the shock and shift the same rearwardly. When the topsheaves "have been shifted rearwardly so that their butt ends extendrearivar dly beyond the butt ends of .the remaining slie'aves,tl1eneedle 19 is actuated by the usual mechanism, notv shown and the: shocklSlJOLlDCl in a manner to Withstand the impact w'hent-he shock is setup.

While I have in, this application speciii cally described but one formmy invention. may assume, it is, of course to be understood, that theform chosen torthe purpose of ilhistration may be modified Withoutdeparting from the spirit of my invention.

What I claim as my invention and desire to'secure by Letters Patent is:p

"1. In a shocking machine, a receptacle,

a sheaf delivery member for delivering.

sheaves to said receptacle and means for bodily shifting the sheaveslongitudinally insaid receptacle.

2. In a shocking machine, a receptacle,

a sheaf delivery member for delivering sheaves to said receptacle, andmeans co operating With said sheaf delivery member for bodily shiftingthe sheaves in said re ceptacle.

3. In ashocking machine, a receptacle, a sheaf delivery member fordelivering sheaves to said receptacle, and oscillating means forshifting the sheaves in said re- .cepta-cle.

4. In a shocking machine,areceptacle,

a sheaf delivery member for delivering sheaves" to said receptacle, andmeans con trolled by said sheaf delivery member for shifting the sheavesin said receptacle.

5. In a shocking machine, a receptacle, a sheaf delivery member fordelivering sheavesitosaid receptacle, and means r arvardly movable withrespect to said shocking machine for shifting-the sheaves in saidreceptacle.

6. In a shocker, a receptacle, a sheaf delivery member for deliveringsheaves to said receptacle, and means for shifting certain of saidsheaves longitudinally with respect toother ofsaid sheaves in saidreceptacle.

- 7. Ina shocker, a receptacle, a sheaf deli'very member for deliveringsheaves to said receptacle, and means for shit-ting; cer

tain' of said sheaves rearwardly with respect to other otsaidoeptacle. I

8. In a shocker, a receptacle, a sheaf delivery member for deliveringsheaves to sheaves in said resaid receptacle, and"oscillating" means forshifting certain of said" sheaves longitudinally Withr'espect to. otherof'said' sheaves in saidreceptacle.

9. In a shocker, a receptacle, a sheaf delivery member for deliveringsheaves to Y sheaves te sai dYreceptac-le, and me" said receptacle, andosci'li-ating;in'eans*for shifting certain of saidsheave's rearivar'd lyWithresp'ecttoother of said sheaves in said receptacle. 7 i r 1 10. Inashocking machine, a receptacle, :1 sheaf delivery member for delivering-'s eng'ag"- ing the heads of said sheaves for sl n ttii'rg the sheavesbodily in said receptacle.

1L- In shocking"machine, a receptacle,- a sheaf deliver-y inembe'r' fordelivering,

sheaves tofisaid receptacle,- and means engaging the headset the uppersheaves for shiftiii-g the sheaves in said receptacle.

12. In a 'shocl'nng"in'achme", a receptacle,

a sheaf delivery member for delivering machine for bodilyandlongitudinally shifting the sheaves in said receptacle, andmeans torconfining the heads of tlie'sheaves' in the path of movement of saidmechanism.

15; Ina.'shocking machine, a receptacle,

a sheaf delivery member for delivering.

sheaves to said receptacle, a sheaf shitting ineelianism' mounted formovement onsaid machine, for bodily:andilongitudinally shiftmg thesheaves in saidreceptacle and means disposed on the opposite sides ofsai'dpre'ceptacle for confining the headset the sheaves in the path ofmovement of said mechanism.

16. In a shocking machine, a receptacle, a sheaf delivery member fordelivering sheaves to said receptacle,- a sheaf shifting mechanismmounted for movement on said machine, and verticalshields disposed onthe opposite sides of said receptacle for confining the heads ofthesheaves'inthe path of movement of said mechanism:

17. In a shocking machine, a receptacle, a sheaf delivery member fordelivering sheaves to'said receptacle, anoscillatingsheaf shiftingmechanism mounted forward or" said" receptacle for shiftingsheavesrearivardly in saidreceptacle, and means disposed on the oppositesides of said receptacle for confining the heads of said sheaves in thepath of movement of said mechanism.

18. In a; shocking 1naclnne,. a: receptacle, a sheaf delivery memberforrdelivering sheaves to said receptacle, and asheafshiftingimechanism'pivotally mounted on said machine rearivardly of said sheafdelivery member in its normal sheaf receiving position and forwardly ofsaid receptacle.

19. In a shocking machine, a receptacle, a sheaf delivery member fordelivering sheaves to said receptacle. and means for shifting;- thesheaves in said receptacle operable on the opposite sides of the path ofmovement of said sheaf delivery member and longitudinally of saidreceptacle.

20. In a shocker, a receptacle, a sheaf delivery member for deliveringsheaves to said receptacle, and means comprising two substantiallyvertically disposed members and movable in a rearwardly direction forbodily shifting the sheaves in said receptacle.

21. In a shocker, a receptacle, a sheat delivery member for deliveringsheaves to said receptacle, and means comprising two substantiallyvertically disposed members operable in a. plane substantially parallelto the path of movement of said sheaf delivery member for shifting thesheaves in said receptacle.

In a shocker, a. receptacle. a sheaf delivery member for deliveringsheaves to said receptacle. and a sheaf shifting mechanism mounted foroscillating movement on the opposite sides of the path of movement ofand movable in aplane substantially parallel to the plane of movement ofsaid sheaf delivery member for shifting the sheaves in said receptacle.

23. In shocker, a receptacle, a sheaf delivery member for deliveringsheaves to said receptacle, and a sheaf shifting mechanism mounted foroscillating; movement on the opposite sides of the path of movement ofsaid sheaf delivery member for shifting certain of the sheaveslongitudinally with respect to other of said sheaves in said receptacle.

2-4;. In a. shocking machine. a receptacle, a sheaf delivery member fordelivering sheaves to said receptacle, a binding mechanism for bindingthe sheaves in said receptacle, and means for shifting the sheaves insaid receptacle prior to binding said sheaves.

27 In a shocking: machine. a receptacle. a sheaf deliverymember fordelivering; sheaves to saidv receptacle. a. binding mechanism forbinding: the sheaves in said receptacle, and means for shifting certainof said sheaves in said receptacle prior to binding'said sheaves.

1-6. In a. shockingmachine. a receptacle. a sheaf delivery member fordelivering sheaves to said receptacle, a. binding mechanism for bindingthe sheaves in said receptacle, and means for shifting: certain of saidsheaves rearu'ardly in Said receptacle prior to binding said sheaves.

27. In a shocking machine. a receptacle, a sheaf delivery member foralternately delivering sheaves on the opposite sides of said receptacle,a binding mechanism for binding the sheaves in said receptacle, andmeans disposed on the opposite sides of the path of movement of saidsheaf delivery member for positioningthe sheaves prior to binding same.

28. In a shocking machine, a sheaf receiving receptacle, mechanism forpositioning the sheaves prostrate upon the opposite sides of saidreceptacle, and means for bodily shifting the sheaves longitudinally insaid receptacle.

29. In a. shocking machine, a sheaf receiving receptacle, mechanism forpositively positioning the sheaves prostrate upon the opposite sides ofsaid receptacle, with the. butts of said sheaves substantially in asingle plane, and means for bodily shifting the butts of certain of saidsheaves out of said plane.

30. In a shocking: machine. a sheaf receiv ing receptacle. a, sheafdelivery member for alternately depositing;- sheaves on the oppositesides of said receptacle with the butts of said sheavcs positioned insuliistant'ially a single plane. and means for simultaneously shiftingthe butts of certain sheaves on both sides of said rtweptacle.

ll. In a shocking machine. a sheaf re ceiving rece iitacle. a sheafdelivery member for alternately (ltillYQllllQ sheaves on the 0ppositesides of .taid receptacle, and means for shifting certain of saidsheaves longitudinally on both sides of said receptacle simultaneouslywith respect to other of said sheaves in said receptacle.

32. In a shocking machine, having" a receptacle, a sheaf delivery memberfor alternately depositing; sheaves on the opposite sides of saidreceptacle. and means for Shifting said sheaves longitudinally in said.receptacle.

33. I11 a shocking machine. having a re ceptacle a sheaf delivery memberfor alternatcly depositing sheaves on the opposite sides of saidreceptacle, and means for shifting said sheaves rem'ivardly in saidrereptaelc.

ill. In a. shocking machine. a receptacle. a sheaf delivery member foralternating; dcpositing sheaves on the opposite sides of said 1'ecc)tacl a binding; mmjhanism for binding said sheaves in said receptacle.and means for shifting; certain of said sheaves rcar- \vardly prior tobii'ulii'ni' said sheaves in said receptacle.

35. In a shocker, a receptacle, a sheaf dc livery member -tor deliveringsheaves to said receptacle and means for positioning the sheaves in saidreceptacle controlled by the length of said sheaves.

$36. In a shocker, a receptacle, a sheaf delivery member for deliveringsheaves to said receptacle and. means for positioning certain of thesheaves in said receptacle controlled by the length of said sheaves.

37. In a shocker, a receptacle, a sheaf delid livery member fordelivering sheaves to said receptacle and means for varying the positionof the sheaves in. said receptacle in ac- I cordance withthelength ofsaid sheaves by bodily shifting the same.

38; Ina shocker, a receptacle, a sheaf delivery member for deliveringsheaves to said receptacle and means for shifting the sheaves rearwardlyin said receptacle controlled by the length of said sheaves.

.39.. In a shocking machine, a sheaf receiving receptacle, mechanism forpositioning the sheaves prostrate upon the opposite sides of saidreceptacle, and means for varying the position of the sheaves in saidreceptacle in accordance with the length of said sheaves; n

40. In a shocker, a receptacle, a sheaf de livery member for deliveringsheaves to said receptacle, and means for shifting the sheaves in saidreceptacle whereby the length of the sheaves controls the amount ofshifting of said sheaves.

41. In a shocker, a receptacle, a sheaf delivery member for deliveringsheaves to said receptacle, and means, for "shifting the sheaves in saidreceptacle operating on the opposite sides of the path of movement ofsaid sheaf delivery member, said means being actuated to shift saidsheaves in accordance with their length.

4-2. In a shocking machine, a receptacle, a

1 their length.

sheaf delivery member for delivering'sheaves to said receptacle, abinding mechanism for binding the sheaves in said receptacle, and

means for shifting certain of said sheaves rearwardly in said receptacleprior to bindingsaid sheaves, said means beingactuated to shift saidsheaves in accordance with sheaves in accordance with their length.

44. In a shocking machine having a receptacle, a sheaf delivery memberfor alternately depositing sheaves on the opposite sides of saidreceptacle, and means for shifting said sheaves in said receptacle, saidmeans being actuated to shift said sheaves in accordance with theirlength.

&5. In a shocking machine, having a receptacle, a sheaf delivery'memberfor alternately depositing sheaves on the opposite sides of saidreceptacle, and means for shifting-said sheaves rearwardly in saidreceptacle, said means being actuated to shift said sheaves inaccordance With their length.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

CLEMNLA. R. RANEY.

CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTIQN.

Patent No. 1,643,173. Granted September 29, 1927, to

oLmmA R. RANEY.

' It is hereby certified that error appears in the printed specificationof the above numbered patent requiring correction as follows: Page 3,lines 21 and 106, claims 1, and 15, page 4, lines 107 and 122, claims 33and 35, line 127, claim 36, page 5, line 2, claim 37, and line 8, claim38, after the word "receptacle" insert a comma; page 3, line 1.05, claim15, after the were "machine" strike out the comma; page 3, line 114,claim 16, after the word "machine" insert the words "for bodily andlongitetiiaaily shifting the sheaves in said receptacle"; page 4, line101, claim 32, line 1%, claim 33, and page 5, line 56, claim 45, afterthe word "machine" strike out the comma; page 5, line 26, claim 41,after the word "means" strike out the comma; and that the said LettersPatent should be read with these corrections therein that the same mayconform to the record of the case in the Patent Office.

Signed and sealed this 24th day of January, A. D. 1928.

M. J. Moore,

Seal. Acting Commissioner 05 Patents.

